2002 Honda Odyssey Engine

MY 2002 HONDA ODYSSEY'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF MANY TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING. MOST OFTEN AT THE SAME SPOT AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, HEADING DOWNHILL WITH POWER LINES GOING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ABOVE. THERE IS NO WARNING OF THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING DOWN. IT RESTARTS AS SOON AS I PULL OVER AND START THE ENGINE AGAIN. IT STARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION DIED ON ME, AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS OK. *JB

CONSUMER CLAIMED THERE WAS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE ODOR RETURNED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING.*MR THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM (ODI#10043353). WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR MORE VEHICLE HESITATES. DEALER STATES THE EGR VALVE FAILS TO OPEN. *AK

THE ENGINE HAS LEAKED OIL ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. REQUIRING ME TO TAKE THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME OIL WAS GETTING ON THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING AND WE COULD SMELL HOT OIL. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIMES IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF ENGINE. *NM

WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD RACE. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO RELIEVE THE IDLE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

1. STARTED ENGINE, BACK THE CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT, DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH FOR LESS THAN 1 MIN., ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND THE VAN STALLED ALL OF SUDDEN. I TRIED TO PULL OFF FROM THE ROAD, BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS THING WAS THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED, I CANNOT TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, I ALMOST HIT AN ANOTHER CAR. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED THE VAN. I SHIFTED THE GEAR TO "P" MODE, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE 3 TIMES. THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND DID NOT TURN OFF BY ITSELF. IT DID NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL I RESTARTED IT FOR ONE MORE TIME. I DROVE AT SLOW SPEED FOR COUPLES OF SECOND AND STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT THE ENGINE REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN FOR 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. 2. I REALIZE THE ENGINE SOMETIMES REVOLUTE HIGH AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROXIMATE 1 MIN. WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN BY THE TIME MY CAR DROVE ABOUT 5,000 MILES. I NEED TO STEP THE ACCELERATE PEDAL MORE HARDER THAN USUAL IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR. THIS OCCURS MUCH MORE FREQUENT RECENTLY. (MY CAR DRIVEN A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATE 10,500 MILES NOW). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LA

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ENGINE OIL LEAKS DUE TO WHAT THE DEALER CALLS A POROUS ENGINE BLOCK CAST. *NLM

I WAS PICKING UP THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LOCAL DEALER COMPLETED THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER. I ACCELERATED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO TELL ME THE REASON THE LIGHTS CAME ON WAS BECAUSE OF HIGH OIL PRESSURE. THEY SAID THE OIL FILTER MAY BE CLOGGED AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE ENGINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED, WHICH I DID, BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I CHANGE THE OIL AND FILTER REGULARLY WHEN THE INDICATOR FLASHES ON THE DASH BOARD. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE ENGINE RPM WAS ABOUT 4500 TO 5000. *LA

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD FALLEN OFF. *NLM

THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME TIMING GEAR AND CHAIN DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 02 V 226 000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. DEALER REPLACED PART.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE RETURNING FROM A LONG TRIP USING CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN INDICATER LAMPS CAME ON DASH INDICATING A PROBLEM. CONSUMER PULLED OVER ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT START. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKEN. NEXT DAY DEALER STATED THE BOLT THAT HOLDS TIMING BELT BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

OIL LEAKING FOLLOWING IMMEDIATE USE OF CAR, UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED & NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, ? FAULTY CASTING AT MANUFACTURER, PRODUCT SHOULD NOT HAVE LEFT MANUFACTURER, CAR DRIVEN A TOTAL OF 287 MILES NOW OFF THE ROAD 15 DAYS. *AK